February 2015 Babies

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Ikea Crib... Safe??

LondonGrace wrote:

Hi all! FTM here.

My DH and I are looking at getting a crib (obviously lol) we were originally thinking of getting a convertible crib/bed. Now we're thinking of getting a lower priced crib and then buying a bed once the baby's a little bit older.

My 2mo DD has the Ikea Hensvik cotbed and it's great. In the uk it's only \24360 (appx $97) and it is just as sturdy as the cot that my DS had which was \243300! It also looks nicer, which is of course a huge bonus.

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Harper224

All cribs have specific standards and guidelines they have to meet. I've heard good things about the Ikea cribs. You won't need it to last a lifetime, so no biggie

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kerribeari

My son's crib (he's 16 months) is IKEA - we love it. It's been disassembled and re-assembled a few times, and the mattress height has been changed, and it was all pretty quick and easy. And we saved so much money on the crib that I felt justified in buying the Rolls Royce of mattresses.

My 2mo DD has the Ikea Hensvik cotbed and it's great. In the uk it's only \24360 (appx $97) and it is just as sturdy as the cot that my DS had which was \243300! It also looks nicer, which is of course a huge bonus.

@LondonGrace We used one for a short time while my other son was transitioning into a toddler bed and it was great! I don't remember the model but it was under 100 bucks. I recommend it!

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littleL01

Don't be afraid to try EBay for great value cot beds.

I bought my cot second hand from EBay, the base has 3 different positions, it has a drop side and converts to a toddler bed. It's lovely and sturdy! I just gave it a good wipe down with baby disinfectant and it's good to go. To buy the same cot new would have set me back £180 but I paid £20.

As long as it has a kite mark on the box it confirms to safety standards.

We have the ikea gulliver and love it! Very sturdy and great quality. My son is 2 1/2 and still in it. It converts to a toddler bed as well. It is the top rated most affordable crib. It's also low to the ground for short people.

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krstina79

I'm personally staying away from Ikea items for our baby. I live in Canada and was looking through the list of recalled items and probably about 80% of the items were kids items that had ben recalled. I don't think there were any cribs listed but it scared me enough not to get anything for the baby from there. I found our crib used on craiglists and it's in awesome condition, super sturdy and hasn't been recalled for any issues. Maybe check out some used online options?

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